This is what you are really looking for in a used bookstore by D.B. R. at InsiderPages
Thursday, November 24, 2005
Acres of Books is located in a vintage warehouse building on Long Beach Blvd. The doors swing open and you see hundreds of plain wooden bookstacks reaching to the ceiling. On each stack is loaded book shelved upright on sides and then smaller texts are tucked in around them. The store is organized with little paper tags that look like they are decades old. The original owner had to take on the city to keep his store and the new owners have kept the same casual look and tons of texts. Make sure you have hours of time to browse because the store literally has hundreds of titles in the smallest subtopic. The shelving is unique in that you might have a book that came out a few months ago shelved with a rare title on the same topic sitting side by side. The store also has prints and art plates taken from books. The staff is most helpful. Parking is on the street, but there usually is not a problem finding a place. Highest recommendation!